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MOTHER O’ MOTHER

 

“The love of mother is peculiar, extraordinary and disinterested, and has no

parallel.” Sri Sai Satcharitra, Ch. III.

 

A little boy left a brief note on his mother’s bed. In it, he had listed all the

chores he had completed that day. The note ran thus:

 

For washing the car $ 2

For cleaning the table $ 2

For running the errands $ 4

For looking after the baby $ 2

Total $ 10

 

The mother pinned a ten-dollar note to the “bill”. She attached her own

response, along with the payment.

 

For taking care of you nil

For teaching you to walk nil

For preparing your breakfast nil

For making your bed nil

For doing your laundry nil

For nursing you, when you were sick - nil

Total nil

 

She left the note on her son’s bed along with the ten-dollar bill.

 

When the boy returned home from school, he was thrilled to see the ten-dollar

note on his bed. Then he read his mother’s note, and felt ashamed. With tears

in his eyes, he went to his mother and put the ten-dollar note on the table

before her.

 

“I’m sorry, mom!” he whispered, putting his arms around her.

 

Worried about neglected children, breaking homes and crumbling family values,

western countries are beginning to take a new look at the role of a wife and

mother in society. Some European countries are even making statutory payments

to women who choose to stay home and look after their families, rather than go

out to work. These women are now referred to as ‘home-makers’ for the

old-fashioned word ‘housewife’ is considered to be derogatory. However, one

problem has haunted the policy makers in these countries. How is a homemaker’s

net worth to be calculated in terms of money?

 

A newspaper in the United States commissioned a reputed Financial Services

Institution to assess, in monetary terms, the worth of a mother’s service. For

the role she plays as a dietician, caretaker, psychologist and nurse, her

monthly worth was calculated to be an astounding $ 42,000.

 

In this staggering sum, the mother’s love is not included!

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